[Bukit Merah] Primary Schools

[raynreg]

Hi ctct61t


Congrats to you and your kid. RM is very a very popular school in your area. Of course, the other is CHIJ Kellock. About GES, do you know how the school perform in their PSLE as a whole. Is the performance of your colleague’s boy in GES an exception rather than norm. I stay very near to GES and its our last choice or final back up plan.

Hi niecoco

Sorry to hear that. Wish you all the best in your next choice of school.

Hi alyplwwf

Its though out there with ratios of 3:1 and you have done your best. Would you care to share which schoold would you be moving onto.

Cheers to all
Raynreg

[titank]

Hi Niecco,


I would recommend New Town Pri instead of Queenstown Pri. Seem like New Town had been established in 1965 & I remembered that I can't even get in when I was at 6 years old. (In the year 1978).

In the end go Tanglin Primary.Now the school no more liao.

New Town would have a new building in 2009 with combination with Ghim Moh Primary.

Wish you all the best. Just my 2 cents worth.

[alyplwwf]

raynreg:

Hi ctct61t


Congrats to you and your kid. RM is very a very popular school in your area. Of course, the other is CHIJ Kellock. About GES, do you know how the school perform in their PSLE as a whole. Is the performance of your colleague's boy in GES an exception rather than norm. I stay very near to GES and its our last choice or final back up plan.

Hi niecoco

Sorry to hear that. Wish you all the best in your next choice of school.

Hi alyplwwf

Its though out there with ratios of 3:1 and you have done your best. Would you care to share which schoold would you be moving onto.

Cheers to all
Raynreg

Hi ChiefKiasu, raynreg & ctct61t,

Actually before registration, I was in a dilemma choosing between RM and GES. My girl likes both schools and my No. 1 choice is RM. Based on the result on the second day of registration, I thought of pulling out from RM and go to GES but on second thought, I decided not to give up till the last minute and always think that I may not be that unlucky one.

Now I regret my decision. Should I had register her at GES, I do not have to worry for another week. Now GES has only 53 places and I am worry how high is the chances of balloting again at 2C supp ? I am also considering New Town and Queenstown as the vacancy is much higher but these 2 schools are much further from my house, I think more than 2km and I do not know much about these schools. In fact the nearest school to my house is Blangah Rise (just 5 mins walk) but that will be my last resort.

Just for info, I have put my girl on waiting list at RM but chances are very very slim as the admin staff told me that more that 40 are ahead of me and some parents are on the waiting list even before yesterday's balloting. Wow, really KIASU !!!

[ChiefKiasu]

alyplwwf:

...Now I regret my decision. Should I had register her at GES, I do not have to worry for another week. Now GES has only 53 places and I am worry how high is the chances of balloting again at 2C supp ? I am also considering New Town and Queenstown as the vacancy is much higher but these 2 schools are much further from my house, I think more than 2km and I do not know much about these schools. In fact the nearest school to my house is Blangah Rise (just 5 mins walk) but that will be my last resort.


Just for info, I have put my girl on waiting list at RM but chances are very very slim as the admin staff told me that more that 40 are ahead of me and some parents are on the waiting list even before yesterday's balloting. Wow, really KIASU !!!

Hi alyplwwf, you are just following a strategy that you decided on based on your knowledge at that point of time, and I'm sure you have weighed your risks carefully. It goes like this: \"I will try for RM because my chances are x%, the risk is such-and-such and the reward to me of getting that place is such-and-such so it is worth taking that risk. If I don't get RM, then I will go for 2nd choice school which is ABC because my chances are y% and the reward to me is ....\" and so on.

Even the best strategies will involve some amount of uncertainty and risks. Hindsight is always 20-20 and there is really nothing to regret at this moment since your strategy is really not fully played out at this time. If strategies work all the time then we don't call them strategies, since there is nothing to think about. In your case, I think you are well covered since you have Blangah Rise right in your neighbourhood which is not too popular in that area even though parents who visited it think it is a good school.

I have heard of people being put on the waiting list and getting a place subsequently, so don't count that out either. But you must first get a place in a school.

[alyplwwf]

Thanks ChiefKiasu, really nice sharing with you guys here in this forum, very informative and helpful. I felt much better now. :oops:

[titank]

Wow just check that Gan Eng Seng under Phase 2C (Supplementary) would have ballot situation since there was 78 registered against available places of 58.


Blangah Rise Primary still have a lot of vacancies.

[niecoco]

titank:

Wow just check that Gan Eng Seng under Phase 2C (Supplementary) would have ballot situation since there was 78 registered against available places of 58.


Blangah Rise Primary still have a lot of vacancies.

there isnt many choice left thus everyone opted GES. Luckily I didnt consider as their P1 is in the afternoon session. I managed to get a place in Lianhua Primary @ Bukit Batok.

[ChiefKiasu]

niecoco:

there isnt many choice left thus everyone opted GES. Luckily I didnt consider as their P1 is in the afternoon session. I managed to get a place in Lianhua Primary @ Bukit Batok.

:?: Bukit Batok? That's kind of far from Bukit Merah, isn't it? It's a curious decision that you have made. I suppose you have given it due thought, so I'm glad the exercise is finally over for you.

[niecoco]

ChiefKiasu:

:?: Bukit Batok? That's kind of far from Bukit Merah, isn't it? It's a curious decision that you have made. I suppose you have given it due thought, so I'm glad the exercise is finally over for you.

Hi Chief,

To me, it doesnt make much different because we live in JB. I work @ Alexandra Rd. I wanted to get her into Kellock but no chance at all. Ended up RGPS, and balloted out. I came in to Sg every morning via Woodlands and dropping my kid @ Bukit Batok is just along the way. Then I will drive to work via AYE. Not far for me.. coz I travelled from JB.. so tell me what is far! haha... Reason for choosing Bukit Batok and not Geylang or Bedok (have better schools there) was because she need to go to Student Care after school and no bus will travel from Geylang/Bedok to Bukit Merah. While station her in Bukit Batok, she can take school bus to Jurong East and I pick her from there before moving ahead to Tuas and go home from there... Long story huh... hahaha...

Its not quite over yet for me.. i m trying to mould her to take up GEP in order for her to get transfer out! She have another 2 lil' sister joining her ... so she need to work hard for her sisters entry.. hahaha

[ChiefKiasu]

niecoco:

...Its not quite over yet for me.. i m trying to mould her to take up GEP in order for her to get transfer out! She have another 2 lil' sister joining her ... so she need to work hard for her sisters entry.. hahaha

I really hope you are not serious about this because this is a tall order even for us adults. You can't mould giftedness into children. No child should be subject to such expectations from their parents.